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Berry Lincoln Rutledge Hanks connection - William Berry - 07-03-2016 01:35 PM
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4yl_ocQ4EK9SS03LVIwaXhXeWJTV0Nzbi1XRW9QNkdLUE5v/view?usp=sharing
A must Read https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4yl_ocQ4EK9WFRlaHdmLWJjdVNLdGJNMFJuV3FTR0hpYVVj/view?usp=sharing
RE: Berry Lincoln Rutledge Hanks connection - Eva Elisabeth - 07-03-2016 04:50 PM
Welcome to the forum, Mr. Berry! Impressive!
May I ask - why isn't Barack Obama on the "Irish" presidents list?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/8528827/Barack-Obamas-Irish-roots-traced-back-to-village.html
RE: Berry Lincoln Rutledge Hanks connection - William Berry - 07-03-2016 08:40 PM
(07-03-2016 04:50 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote: Welcome to the forum, Mr. Berry! Impressive!
May I ask - why isn't Barack Obama on the "Irish" presidents list?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/8528827/Barack-Obamas-Irish-roots-traced-back-to-village.html
No color issue here
RE: Berry Lincoln Rutledge Hanks connection - Eva Elisabeth - 07-04-2016 02:01 AM
??? Could you please explain your reply, Mr. Berry? So is it not true his maternal great-great-great-grandfather was Irish?
This site claims he has German roots, too:
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-06-04-obama-roots_N.htm
(I think the last sentence nails it. I have no such widely spread ancestors, so no interesting, "colorful" stories...)
RE: Berry Lincoln Rutledge Hanks connection - Eva Elisabeth - 07-04-2016 08:13 AM
PS: There are even some more: http://virginiasoftware.com/Presidents.htm
RE: Berry Lincoln Rutledge Hanks connection - William Berry - 07-04-2016 08:29 AM
(07-04-2016 08:13 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote: PS: There are even some more: http://virginiasoftware.com/Presidents.htm
Obama grandfather was in the 3rd herd during ww2 and name Dunham sounds more Irish than german
RE: Berry Lincoln Rutledge Hanks connection - Eva Elisabeth - 07-04-2016 09:48 AM
Odama grandfather? (Or do you mean Obama's grandfather?) I'm afraid I don't get the message/reasoning of your replies at all.
No, "Dunham" doesn't sound German, but "Johann Conrad Woelflin" does, according to my second link Obama's 6th great-grandfather who "sailed...in 1750 to America, changing his last name to 'Wolfley',...and eventually settling in Middletown, Pennsylvania," where "he married Anna Catherine Schockey in 1756 and had at least six children, including Ludwig Lewis Wolfley - Obama's 5th great grandfather".
PS: I didn't mean to discuss Obama's entire roots, I just wanted to learn what makes someone (some presidents) eligible or not to count as of Irish or whatever ancestry as I know little on the matter.